As currently designed, anti-vehicle mines had effects similar to those of anti-personnel mines, since the fact that they were very sensitive and were placed on roads or in areas close to population centres meant that they were often triggered by individuals or humanitarian aid teams.
En su estado tecnológico actual, las minas antivehículo tienen un efecto similar al de las minas antipersonal debido a que por su alta sensibilidad y a que son colocadas en carreteras o zonas cercanas a poblaciones civiles detonan generalmente ante la presencia de personas y de unidades de ayuda humanitaria, causando sufrimientos innecesarios.